Shloka 47

दुर्वाससः तपः-प्रभावः तथा देवाः ब्रह्म-विष्ण्वोः शरणागमनम् | Durvāsā’s Tapas and the Devas’ Appeal to Brahmā and Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

यदि नो भगवान्प्रीतो मद्भक्तो भक्तवत्सलः । सुदर्शनमिदं चास्त्रं प्रशाम्यतु विशेषतः

Transliteration

yadi no bhagavānprīto madbhakto bhaktavatsalaḥ | sudarśanamidaṃ cāstraṃ praśāmyatu viśeṣataḥ

Translation

భగవంతుడు మనపై ప్రసన్నుడై యుంటే—ఆయన నా భక్తుడు, భక్తవత్సలుడు—అయితే ఈ సుదర్శన అస్త్రము విశేషంగా శాంతించుగాక.

Word by Word

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्ययम्; शर्तार्थक-निपातः (conditional particle)

• naḥ: of us / our
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी) बहुवचनम्; enclitic form ‘naḥ’

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा) एकवचनम्

• prītaḥ: pleased
• prītaḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (कृदन्त; √prī प्रीञ्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (to bhagavān)

• mat-bhaktaḥ: my devotee
• mat-bhaktaḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (कृदन्त; √bhaj भज्)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (mad-bhakta = ‘my devotee’); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (to bhagavān)

• bhakta-vatsalaḥ: affectionate to devotees
• bhakta-vatsalaḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक) + vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (bhaktānāṃ vatsalaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (to bhagavān)

• su-darśanam: Sudarśana (the discus)
• su-darśanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (सुन्दरं दर्शनं यस्य/यत्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम् (here with idaṃ as apposition; object sense possible)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (to sudarśanam/astram)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• astram: weapon
• astram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; sudarśanam-idaṃ with apposition

• praśāmyatu: may it be pacified / may it subside
• praśāmyatu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śam (शम्)
• Form: लोट् (imperative); प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd); एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः ‘pra-’

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

Speaker

A devotee appealing to the Lord (narrative voice within Śatarudrasaṃhitā; framed through Sūta Gosvāmin’s narration to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: yadi no bhagavānprīto madbhakto bhaktavatsalaḥ | sudarśanamidaṃ cāstraṃ praśāmyatu viśeṣataḥ

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Astra-śānti sought through divine pleasure (prīti)—grace superseding force

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sudarshana

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights bhakta-vātsalya—divine tenderness toward devotees—where sincere surrender invokes grace that pacifies even overwhelming destructive forces.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In Saguna worship, the devotee approaches the personal Lord with prayer and trust; the verse reflects the same devotional dependence that Linga-upāsanā cultivates—seeking protection and inner cooling through the Lord’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati (surrender) with japa—especially Panchākṣarī mantra remembrance—offered as a calming prayer when facing fear, conflict, or inner agitation.